Allegan County man who shot at repo agents taking his pickup called police to report it stolen

CHESHIRE TOWNSHIP -- An Allegan County man is charged with six counts of attempted murder after he allegedly shot at repossession agents who were taking his pickup Thursday morning, police said.

Frederick Joseph Harris Jr., 48, was arraigned Friday on the felony charges that could land him in prison for life if convicted.

Harris called police himself after the 2 a.m. Thursday incident to report that his 2008 pickup had been stolen.

Detective Chris Koster, of the Allegan County Sheriff's Department, said two agents came to Harris' property at 4129 106th Ave. to repossess the truck. Harris, who was awake, ran out of the house with two guns, firing at the agents as he followed in another pickup, Koster said.

"He came out and chased them down the road," Koster said. "He actually damaged his own truck when he hit it with the other vehicle."

Koster said the agents were taking the truck because Harris was not making the payments.

Harris is charged with two counts of assault with intent to do murder and two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm for each agent. He also has a charge dating from 1988 for escaping authorities, and felony weapons possession charges from 1996, according to state records.